Whoring? Let's see... I didn't take the time to take pics of hose clamps, host them, and then make a post about it. Gee... what's next? Switching from regular oil to synthetic? Better get your camera for that one. "Here's me draining my old oil. Here's me removing the old filter. Here's me installing the new filter. Here's me adding the new synthetic oil."

Painting the intercooler will not allow for as much cooling as it would un-painted. Very simple. If you don't get any detontation, that's fantastic.

You paint it black because you don't want people to know that you have a turbo. Yeah... painting a FMIC black is really stealthy.

Cops are on "power trips" with guys that drive like morons.

Do I drive my Firebird everyday. Of course not... that's what the Integra is more. I used to have a CRX back in the day too. The Firebird in completely streetable, idles like a champ, has the A/C and the complete interior... unlike the ricers that remove the interior and A/C to go 15s. I take it on the tollways, I go to the grocery store with it, go to the mall, etc. Just like what I do with the Integra.

I posted the pics to show that regular clamps can work with boost. I wanted to show the several areas that required clamps and the fact that they never come off.

Good to hear that your clamps won't come off now.

Trust me guys... I am qualified.

I rarely see anything on this site of any actual technical value.

Yeah... this site is about Hondas and Acuras... but are you guys so close-minded to the world outside a Civic or Integra.

I will admit that my Acura is a far better overall car than my Firebird. As a daily driver car the Acura is excellent. Back in the day, my Firebird was an excellent daily driver too (before I started modding it). But to simply make more power, it's far easier with a domestic than an import in most cases.

I won't offend you guys anymore with posts or pic of a car that makes more power than 5 Integras combined.

There... is that better?

 

just in jest, i've seen neumerous 4 cylinders making that amount of power, granted the torque curves look like a rollercoaster they can still hit those peak numbers.

as far as the intercooler is concerned, the layer of paint is so thin that there is little to no insulating material, it might not work 100%, but it doesn't defeat the purpose and probably still works well above what you're thinking.

cops are actually instructed in california to spot large decals, aftermarket accessories, things like gauges and anything that seems out of the ordinary. a large and exposed FMIC screams "pull me over"-- there was a video online a few months ago that was actually from the SD-PD depicting how to give a sitation and what to look for. it was removed because of copyright restrictions, and the fact that it was a complete mockery of how law enforcment is run in california.

 

Sure... I am aware of those cars. Street car? Not likely. I'm done posting on this tread as I don't want to distract from the original theme... installing new hose clamps.

 

Good. Now get out of my thread.

 

What the hell is going on in here? :squint:
Is this a tech forum or a god damned kindergarten class?

To start flaming one another over HOSE CLAMPS is the kind of crap I'd expect to find at SuperHonda or ClubSi, not here.

A number of people will be recieving warnings for contributing to the derailment of this thread. :a:

It's times like these where I wonder if the work I put into keeping this place organized matters at all.

I'm very disappointed in what I've seen here today.